Tirunelveli–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express

Tirunelveli-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Navyug Express
Overview
Service type	Mail/Express train
Current operator	Southern Railways
Route
Termini	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK); Tirunelveli Junction (TEN)
Stops	64
Distance travelled	3,633 km (2,257 mi)
Average journey time	69 hours
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number	16787 / 16788
On-board services
Classes	AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper (SL), General, Unreserved, Ac economy
Seating arrangements	Corridor coach
Sleeping arrangements	Couchette car
Catering facilities	Yes
Baggage facilities	Over head racks
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Operating speed	56 km/h (35 mph)

The 16787 / 16788 Tirunelveli–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Navyug Express is a weekly train running between the stations Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, in Jammu and Kashmir, and Tirunelveli Junction, in Tamil Nadu. It takes about 69 hours to travel a distance of 3,633 kilometres (2,257 mi). It is currently the 40th longest-running train service of world and is the 4th-longest train service of Indian Railways. It travels through 13 states in India, with a total of 64 stops.^[1] The train takes a massive route up the Indian subcontinent crossing major junctions like Madurai, Salem, Katpadi, Vijayawada, Bhopal, Gwalior, New Delhi and Jalandhar Cantt begore reaching Katra Railway Station.

Coach composition

The train has 19 LHB coaches comprising two second AC (2AC), six third AC (3AC), six couchette car/sleeper class (SL), two Unreserved coaches (UR/GS), one luggage rake (SLR) and one pantry car (PC).^[a]

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
	EOG	A1	A2	B1	B2	B3	B4	M1	M2	PC	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	UR	UR	SLR

Notes

↑ The coach composition is subject to change.

References

↑ Goel, Ashita (29 July 2022). "Four longest railway journeys in India". Media India Group. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[2] The coach composition is subject to change.

[1] Goel, Ashita (29 July 2022). "Four longest railway journeys in India". Media India Group. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

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Railways in Northern India
National network/ trunk lines	Howrah–Delhi main line New Delhi–Chennai main line New Delhi–Mumbai main line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Delhi–Jaipur line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Branch lines/ sections	Agra–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Udaipur line Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line Ambala–Attari line Amritsar–Khem Karan line Amritsar–Pathankot line Aunrihar–Jaunpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Bathinda–Rewari line Bathinda–Rajpura line Bikaner–Rewari line Bhanupli–Leh line Chandigarh–Sahnewal line Delhi–Fazilka line Delhi–Kalka line Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Delhi–Moradabad line Jalandhar–Firozpur line Jalandhar–Jammu line Jammu–Baramulla line Jodhpur–Bathinda line Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line Kanpur–Delhi section Laksar–Dehradun line Lucknow–Gorakhpur line Lucknow–Moradabad line Ludhiana–Fazilka line Ludhiana–Jakhal line Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mathura–Vadodara section Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line Merta Road–Rewari line Moradabad–Ambala line Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Rewari–Rohtak line Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line Suratgarh–Bathinda line Varanasi–Chhapra line Varanasi–Lucknow main line Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
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Heritage railways	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways
Defunct lines	Jammu–Sialkot line
Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Kangra Valley Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Tirhut Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway Lucknow–Bareilly Railway Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway Segowlie–Raxaul Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

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